Two unique pieces to be auctioned for L'enfant@l’hôpital. BIC and Tournaire made this pair of exceptional BIC® 4 Colours gold-barreled pens in France at BIC's plant in Marne-La-Vallée and at TOURNAIRE’s studios in Montbrison.

Backed by family legacy and world-renowned French ingenuity, legendary brand BIC® and prestigious jeweler Tournaire Paris have joined forces to design two pens with18 carats gold barrels. This pair of exclusive pieces will be sold during a one-time auction to be held on January 20, 2019 at 4pm, by French auction house Artcurial with proceedsto be donated to the non-profit organization L'enfant@l’hôpital.

Artcurial will be selling both of these exclusive versions of the BIC® 4 Colours pen at its “ More... ” sale, where will be introduced a selection of designs, street art, limited editions, photographsand works by artists.In a move by BIC to show its commitment to education, all the proceeds from the sale of these two unique pieces will be donated to the non-profit organization L’enfant@l’hôpital. For more than 30 years, the group has been giving therapeutic and educational workshops all over France to children and teens who are sick, disabled or marginalized.

AUCTION ON JANUARY 20, 2019 AT 4PMAT AN EXCEPTIONAL SHARED WORKSPACE

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Each of these two exceptional pens will launch a limited series in bronze to be released next spring.

BIC AND TOURNAIRE PARIS COLLABORATE TO CREATE TWO UNIQUE GOLD BIC® 4 COLOURS PENS AND COMMIT TO IMPROVING EDUCATION

December 19, 2018

This piece features a set of gearsthat are interlocked to thus increase their power by joining forces, likein a family, a team, a company – strength in numbers. The design isalso reminiscent of the mechanismsin a watch symbolizing the passageof time and the need to live life tothe fullest. This one-of-a-kind pen has been specially designed by Tournairefor this auction. Its barrel needed 32 grams of 18-karat gold and is set witha single diamond.

Tournaire has designed this piece to puta new twist on the iconic BIC® 4 Colours pen. The barrel of the pen will contain more than 24 grams of 18-karat gold. It features the symbolic and iconic Tournaire style : a series of squares, triangles and circles that together create a striking portrait of the three stagesof life. The squares represent the past,the triangles symbolize the present, and the circles stand for what lies ahead. This meaning holds particular resonance for BIC, whose philosophy is “ Honor the past, invent the future. ”

THE“ TRILOGIE ALCHIMIE ”

BIC® 4 COLOURS PEN

THE“ ENGRENAGES ”

BIC® 4 COLOURS PEN

Tournaire was founded 45 years ago by Philippe Tournaire. A self-taught designer, he honed a very original style of jewelry. Over the years, Philippe Tournaire passed on his passion for jewelry-making to his son Mathieu Tournaire, who now carries the torch of the company’s legacy.Tournaire Jewelry embodies the spirit of its designers, Philippe and Mathieu Tournaire: “On a never-ending quest for newness, anything that has never been seen or done before.” For several decades, Tournaire has built a reputation for jewelry with meaning. The studio's one-of-a-kind industry knowledge is the ingenious combination of the finest time-honored techniques, like lost-wax casting, and the most cutting-edge technology such as 3D design, a process the jewelry house has been using for over 20 years now.To ensure it produces top-quality original pieces entirely made in France, the concept and design processes are done at the Tournaire studios from A to Z: from idea to final piece.

Artcurial is a multidisciplinary auction house based in Paris that was founded in 2002. It rose to prominence in the international art market in 2017. With locations in Paris and Monte Carlo, in 2017 it recorded a sales volume of €191.1 million. It spans the entire scope of the major specialty markets from the fine arts and decorative arts to collector cars, jewelry, rare timepieces, and fine wines and spirits. With an undeniably global reach, Artcurial maintains an overseas presence through a string of sales offices in Brussels, Milan, Monte Carlo, Munich and Vienna as well as agents in Beijing and Tel Aviv plus biannual shows in New York.

“Traveling is learning and learning is one step closer to healing.” L'enfant@l'hôpital uses an interactive web platform called Kolibri where it offers constantly updated cultural content and an exciting back-to-basics learning method for kids who are sick, disabled or dropping out of school. For over 30 years, the organization has been working to change how people define the word “learn.” Through initiatives at some 57 hospitals, rehabilitation centers and institutions for disabled children, it helps more than 3,000 children conquer their learning challenges every year. L’enfant@l’hôpital is still the only charity association in France that can deliver resources, training and support to academic and healthcare providers on demand. It is the only organization in the world doing this sort of work. That is why the multiple award-winning charity association was chosen as the world’s best creator of online content to fight marginalization. L’enfant@l’hôpital is accredited by the French Ministry of National Education and recognized as a charity-only organization.

For over 70 years, BIC has been one of the world’s leading producers of high-quality stationery, lighters and razors for everyone, everywhere. In fulfilling this mission, the group has turned its internationally registered trademark into a household name in more than 160 countries. BIC is a socially responsible corporation committed to promoting education. The company is proudly contributing to "ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning", one of the 17 sustainable development goals defined by the United Nations in September 2015.Through this work, BIC targets to improve learning conditions for more than 250 million children around the world by 2025.

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BIC : +33 1 45 19 51 51 - Albane de La Tour d’Artaise - albane.delatourdartaise@bicworld.comMaison TOURNAIRE : +33 4 77 96 22 88 - Mathieu Pallay - presse@philippetournaire.com